“Many of My children are and will be experiencing a change of PILLARS in their lives, individuals
that they have looked up to for personal strength and support. As your Mother has always been a pillar for you, many of My children have pillars as well.

This is a season of rapid change and for the replacing pillars. These pillars have done their work well and it is now time for them to move on, some to come home to Me, others to new endeavors.

However, in order to raise the ceiling for those who I have called to new heights – I must replace the pillars.

Many may not see or appreciate what is happening at this moment in time, but soon they will see and know that I have set in motion a plan for the next season of their lives that will see them rocket to new heights.

So do not despair at the loss of your pillars, yes for some there will be a grieving process, but as My process says I will never leave you nor forsake you, so trust me as things are changing and be prepared for the new heights that I am leading you into.”

One of the things that I do is I look at the seasons, the “big
picture” view of what’s going on in the Spirit.

This is an interesting one. I call it the Season of Muddling Around. My
brother Craig refers to “fuzzy-fog of not-quite-sure-what's-next.”

It’s a season where God doesn’t seem to be giving as much
direction as he has in other seasons. You may experience it as “OK, what do we
do next” in your home group or your church gathering. Or you may be having a
hard time finding clarity in life choices or in addressing perplexing
situations.

Paul went through a similar season. In Acts 16, Paul and his
traveling ministry team finished one project, and had trouble finding the next
one. They were “kept by the Holy Spirit” from ministering in Asia, and “the
Spirit of Jesus would not allow them” to minister in Bithynia. This was a
challenging transition season for him.

What’s this? The Holy Spirit is preventing them from
preaching the gospel? That’s the Great Commission; God can’t be stopping them
from obeying what they’re called to do! Yep, that’s what it says.

It seems like a number of believers are experiencing this
sort of thing: just trying to do the thing that God has called you to do, but
God’s not blessing it, God’s presence isn’t in it, or he stops you before you
ever get started.

So a lot of us are in a season of “bumbling around.” We’re
trying this new thing, or that tried-and-true thing, and it’s not working. It’s
easy to get frustrated in this season.

If you’re feeling some of this, let me say a couple of
things to you:

No,
there’s not something wrong. God does different things, or does the same
things in different ways, in different seasons. This is that season. This
isn’t because of sin, or because you’ve “missed God.” Remember, this is a
transition period. It’s temporary.

This
is actually a season of promotion. You’ve been maturing, growing up. You
don’t need as much direction from Daddy as you used to need. You can make
more decisions for yourself and for your place in the Kingdom. Think of
this as a season of taking new “baby steps” and learning to walk as mature
sons and daughters.

Of
course we stay plugged in with God, we stay intimate and connected, eyes on Jesus and ready
to hear. Paul eventually had a dream that told him where to go, and it led
to a surprising new ministry. The
end result of his transition was pretty awesome.

Don’t
be shocked if God leads you in a surprising new direction. Don’t freak out
if he takes you in an entirely new and unexpected direction. Likewise, don’t
choke if he takes you in the direction you expected, but it turns out to
be completely different than the way you thought it would be, or than it
has ever been before.

In
the meantime, keep doing what you’re doing, and keep your ears open. Stay
in healthy relationship with solid people, and keep talking together about
what God is doing, what he’s saying.

And
stay ready to change gears, quickly if necessary.

So congratulations on the new
place in God! Well done! Now, are you ready for the next step?

In mid-April I began to feel purposeless, as if I were going
nowhere (in spite of the fact that the opposite is true). I felt heavy and
dead, and could take little joy in ministry. I have encountered many prophetic
people who have been feeling the same way. But when I tell them why, their
heavy feeling lifts.

Have you been feeling this way? Here's what I'm sensing. A
change is coming in the prophetic movement. The movement began with a vibrant
vision: we would rediscover the prophetic gift and office, and bring them back
into the life of the Church. Joy came to many as prophetic words were
fulfilled, but immature zeal has had its way. The need for accountability has
been eclipsed by a quest for the excitement of prophecies (especially personal
ones). We want so much to hear from God that we often fail to test prophetic
words, as Scripture commands (1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:20, 1 John
4:1).

Although the Bible regards false prophecies as a very
serious matter, too many Christians treat them as a non-issue. A prophetic
leader may give false prophecy after false prophecy, and it doesn't even occur
to followers to test his words. When even our watchmen are not held accountable
for their actions, who is left to warn teachers who would stray into heresy or
pastors who would fall into sin? Ample objections come from the internet attack
dogs who spew their vitriolic fire hoses not only on fires, but on the very
fire of the Holy Spirit. But not enough prophetic voices are speaking out with
the balance of firmness and compassion needed to protect the precious gifts
with which God has entrusted us.

I sense that in order to protect His children from
themselves, at this point the Holy Spirit is applying loving discipline by
sending thousands of prophetic Christians into what St. John of the Cross
dubbed, "the dark night of the soul." . If you are feeling the
heaviness I have described, you may be one of them.

Or, if you have already been through the dark night, such
feelings may signal a call to pray for others who are entering into it. God
often causes us to feel what others feel, to prepare us to pray from a stance
of empathy rather than judgment. If this describes your situation, you are
probably beginning to feel lighter even as you read this, for you are realizing
that the emotions you have been feeling are not your own.

In the sixteenth century, in his book, "The Dark Night
of the Soul," St. John noted that when Christians discover spiritual gifts
and mystical experiences they too often fall into spiritual pride, either
knowingly or unknowingly, desiring to use these to gain notoriety. Some, aware
of this temptation, become overly scrupulous. They desperately attempt to scrub
every imperfection from their souls, unaware of a hidden motive to find peace
in their own perfection rather than in the arms of a gracious and forgiving
God.

St. John saw both of these reactions as expressions of
"spiritual gluttony." Through his own suffering he learned that
whether we are ravenous for notoriety or perfection, God cures us by putting us
on a "spiritual diet." The following are signs that this is
happening:

-- You may no longer find pleasure in the things of God or
life in general.

-- You may no longer easily feel God's presence, have
mystical experiences or hear prophetic words.

-- You may find it difficult to pray, feeling little or no
enjoyment in it.

You may take all this to mean that God has removed His
presence. Quite the opposite is true; He has increased it! It only feels like
He has removed it, for two reasons. First, during the dark night you may feel
like you are walking from a dimly lit room into full sunlight. The brightness
of His holy presence can seem blinding, so that you can't see the light of His
presence until the eyes of your spirit slowly adjust. Second, Malachi 3:3 says
that God refines us like gold and silver. His increased presence can heat up
the metal of your heart, causing dross to surface more quickly. You can become
so aware of your sins and the deadness of your soul, that at first you do not
perceive that His presence has increased.

You may also think the dark night is punishment or reaping
for wrongdoing. It is not; it is God's way of leading you to despair of relying
on your own strengths, abilities or gifts. In the process, you may discover
sins you were previously unaware of, but these did not cause the dark night;
they were merely revealed by it. So don't blame yourself for the dark night; be
thankful that God is using this experience to build humble character that
reflects more of His likeness.

How long must the dark night last? St. John suggested that
in order for it to be effective, it should last at least a few years, but that
is not absolute; there are many exceptions. It will last however long it takes
to get you to the point of despair of self and then beyond it, to where you can
abide in Christ, resting in the knowledge that without Him you can do nothing
(John 15:5). Only God knows how long that will take.

Meanwhile, do not try ever harder to hear God or spend extra
hours in fasting or Bible study in order to jump-start your stalled spiritual
sensitivities (not that you should avoid these activities, but do avoid basing
them on this motive). Rather, lean into God's embrace and cling to Him like a
child in need. Jesus said, "Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God
like a child will not enter it at all. And He took them in His arms and began
blessing them, laying His hands on them" (Mark 10:15-16, NAS).

To live in Jesus' embrace is, quite simply, God's goal for
the prophetic movement. For what is the ultimate purpose of any prophecy,
whether it be a word of encouragement, a warning, or even an announcement of
impending discipline? Simply to draw us closer to God. What, then, is most
destructive to the prophetic movement? Focusing on prophecies instead of God.

For those of you who have been feeling the heaviness in
brothers and sisters who are entering the dark night, pray that this will not
be a time of torment for them. Torment will come if they strive to recover the
thrills His gifts once gave them. Pray for the grace to let that go and to
embrace the choice fruit which God designed this season to produce -- sweet
contentment in the arms of a loving God. Imagine the babies Jesus took into His
arms in Mark 10. Were they prideful? How could they be?

Babies have no gifts or achievements in which to take pride.
Did they seek gifts instead of God? Babies know nothing of such things. All
that matters to them is the rapturous heart-to-heart and spirit-to-spirit flow
of the Father's love. "Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a
child will not enter it at all." How we squirm in His arms! We would
rather be down on the floor where we can play with our spiritual toys.

If you go through the dark night, spend a great deal of time
in the quietness of God's embrace. Choose to soak in His presence, even if you
cannot yet feel it. Eventually you will! The wait will cultivate patience and
humility. Having endured a period without spiritual accomplishments, more than
ever, you will know that you truly can do nothing in the power of your flesh.
You will become more aware of your shortcomings and sins, yet be far less
self-conscious and more self-accepting than before.

And when you finally begin to imbibe the deep satisfaction
of the Father's love, it will make you "poor in spirit" (Matthew
5:3), for you will no longer feel the need to become rich in spiritual gifts.
When gifts come, you will enjoy the God who gives them. When they are absent,
you will enjoy God.

When the dark night has made you into a child who knows no
reason for pride, it is then that God will increase the gifts, not only because
you can be trusted with them, but because there will be less danger that you
might use them to bring harm to yourself and others. And although you will be
more able to feel God's presence and power, you will no longer see feelings as
the measure of God's presence and power.

Lust for emotional highs will fade within the placid
stillness of God's heavenly hug. And you will be able to invite others into
that peace; you will be able to speak the truth -- even hard truth -- from no
other motive than love.

Not everyone's "dark night" will look exactly like
that outlined by St. John of the cross. Throughout Scripture we see saints who
experienced elements of it, but each one's list of woes had its own
configuration. What was common to all is that their time of suffering always
led to the same blessed place.

David wrote, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?" (Psalm 22:1 NAS). But he also wrote many of the most joyful Psalms.
Job complained, "I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me"
(Job 30:20, NAS). But his life after his time of trial was twice as blessed as
before (Job 42:12 NAS). In Lamentations 3:1-33, Jeremiah mentioned many of the elements
of the dark night. He complained, "He has driven me away and made me walk
in darkness rather than light (vs. 2, NIV). "Even when I cry out and call
for help, He shuts out my prayer" (vs. 8, NAS). "My people...mock me
in song all day long" (vs. 14, NIV). "I have been deprived of
peace" (verse 17, NIV). "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped
from the Lord" (vs. 18, NIV).

Although Jeremiah's prophetic gift brought him nothing but
rejection from his countrymen, he found his blessed place in God's embrace:
"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope; because of the Lord's
great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new
every morning; great is your faithfulness" (vss. 21-23).

In Lamentations 3:24 (NIV), Jeremiah said, "The Lord is
my portion; therefore I will wait on Him." This outlook was what got him
through his trial, and the increase of this outlook was the end-result. What is
your portion? The extent of your gifts? The "high" they make you
feel? The admiration they inspire in others? Being right when others are wrong?
Your mind might protest that this is not so, but only God knows your heart. He
knows how long it will take you to learn to really live the words, "The
Lord is my portion."

You may pray that the length of the dark night be shortened,
but do not be dismayed if it is not. I sense that for many, it will last for
the next three to four years. For you, it may last for any length of time
within that time period. During that season, prophecies may be scarcer than before.
Spiritual highs may be harder to come by. But afterward, you will find yourself
in a place to be guided by a new vision -- one centered on the simple premise
that it's all about the Father's love.

Jesus said, "Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground
and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many
seeds" (John 12:24, NIV). In order to bear the fruit God intends, the
current prophetic movement must die -- not die off, mind you, but die to its
present form and state, to be resurrected into the balance that God intends for
it.

"The Lord is my portion." When this season passes,
for those who have allowed God to have His way, this may become the
catch-phrase of the new vision for His prophetic movement.

Some backstory: Recently, I was reviewing old posts, and my attention was drawn to this word, and my spirit jumped on it. "This is for a lot of folks right now." Mark Sandford (the author) contacted me about it and pointed out that this was a word given four years ago about the four year period that just ended.He adds, "For those who have been through that time in the dark night, it would bring hope to let them know that the four year period ended in mid-April. Please mention that. And mention that this doesn't mean that everyone's dark night lasted for exactly that four-year period, but it does mean that many people are now getting beyond it."In any case, yes, he'll have a follow-up word for it this summer. Excellent!

A new gate is opening in the spirit as God is releasing a
backlog of revelation and blessings.

Prophetic Words for 2017

2017 is going to be a time in which many of the least likely
people begin to awaken to God’s love. A long-awaited start of global awakening
and revival will take place. Many of these people have been rejected by the
Church, but God is saying, “I have not forgotten them and their cries have
reached my ears.”

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you
peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord
endures forever. Praise the Lord. Psalm 117:1–2 (NIV)

The world is going to awaken to the awesome power of the
Lord. There is a reason for all the turmoil and attacks. It is the enemy not
wanting us to see what God is about to do. God is more powerful than Satan and
some people have fallen into the trap of looking at the storms and believing
this is judgment against us. God has a solution in the midst of it all
that will unfold in 2017.

Due season is now overdue

The lives and ministries of people were brought into the
Courts of Heaven over Rosh Hashanah last October 2016. Last year, the Lord
examined our lives with the highest level of the heavenly court system. Daniel
7 Ancient of Days court sessions were held over us all. This is similar to the
level of the Supreme Courts on Earth.

Everyone went through an assessment to see if we are ready
to advance to the next level with the Lord. Many people were promoted
spiritually this year and the Lord is now releasing special plans and
assignments for those who have walked through the painful preparation it takes and
are crying out for mercy and not judgment.

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)

I heard the Lord say, “This is your due season and it is
overdue for many.” Do not give up as this is a season to reap. It is
not far off. Things are going to begin lining up for you over the next few
months. The Lord has not forgotten you! For many, the very reason you
came to Earth is about to be revealed in 2017.

Expect to see backlogs of blessings and unanswered prayer
come to you over the next 3 months. Between now and March things will
start to line up with greater clarity. What currently looks like
losses will suddenly turn around for many people. Though it seems that darkness
is winning, after March this is going to take a quick turn for the good.

I have observed that the Wind of Change angel from Heaven
shows up March through May each year. Expect the Wind of Change to blow
heavy this year. It will help remove debris from our lives and uncover new
hidden treasures.

I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret
places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Isaiah
45:3 NIV

Angel is ready to dance

God spoke to me that many forgotten prophetic words from the
past are coming to us in 2017.

I had a spiritual experience at Rosh Hashanah on September
28, 2011 in which I saw an angel that was in position and about to dance. In
the vision the place where I saw the angel standing looked like a
combination of San Francisco, Las
Vegas and Hollywood.

The Lord said that when this angel dances it will shake
things open and release finances, favor and an anointing to bring people into
God’s Kingdom. In the experience, many of us had been waiting a long time for
this angel to dance. Then without warning, it danced and the ground shook and
golden coins filled the streets.

This is the release of Kingdom finances that will be needed
to impact the world for God. It is also a shaking coming in the way we do
things. Watch for this angel to dance over your city!

Two moves of God coming

There are going to be 2 moves of God.

1. The first is going to be inside the Church and in the
lives of Christians—it is designed to awaken and prepare us.

2. The second is a wave of revival that will be geared to those
who have been rejected by Christians or have been considered unclean or even an
abomination. What is coming might seem to be a stretch to many people,
as some of our current ways of doing things will not work to reach those who
have been rejected.I
have been prophesying this for a number of years now and I call this
group the spiritual outcasts. They are the ones that did not fit
into churches or had a bad experience and went away, never to return.

Billion Soul Revival

This year will be the start of the Billion Soul
Revival—though it will not look like it on the surface. Do not despise humble
beginnings. The late prophet Bob Jones prophesied this revival would happen.
Sadly, Bob died in 2014 without seeing the fulfillment of it.

On September 22, 2016 I heard a counsel meeting in the
Courts of Heaven. It was about Bob Jones’ life and ministry and his prophecy of
the Billion Soul Revival. Many people have forgotten about it, but God
has not forgotten this prophetic promise and plans are being made now to
fulfill it on Earth.

During the counsel meeting, the tasks of fulfilling the
revival were split into thousands of assignments. No one man or woman could
carry this mantle alone. Bob carried the strategies; but now the actual
fulfillment plans are being released to us.

The Jesus People movement of the late 60s–early 70s was the
last known revival in North America. This was
a theologically messy movement as many hippies turned on to Jesus and became
Jesus Freaks.

The Jesus People movement started in San
Francisco and was taken to Southern California
and then to the world. This movement had a strong belief in miracles, signs and
wonders, faith, healing, prayer, the Bible and powerful works of the Holy
Spirit. It changed the face of Christianity and broke the religious spirit of
that day. Sadly, it was rejected by the majority of the Church.

There is a new Jesus People movement that is going to
start in San Francisco
again. It will not start with the hippies as it did then, but it will
be among the sexually broken and the Fatherless generation crying out for God’s
love. 2017 will mark the start of something new in San
Francisco that will go to Southern California
and then to the world.

A Golden Gate opened

The Lord spoke to me to go to San Francisco on New Year’s Eve 2016 and open
a gate in the spirit that will release the strategies for the next coming
revival. I tried that night, but it would not open until the next day when I
repented on behalf of all the people who have cursed and judged San Francisco.

As I removed these curses, the gate opened over the city
of the Golden Gate. This is a key to opening
revival and blessings over your house, church, business, city and nation.

The Glory of God is returning in 2017

During the Jesus People movement in the early 1970s there
was a strong presence of God’s Glory. It was like a liquid anointing or
tangible atmosphere that could be felt by many people. Without God’s greater
glory and power, we will not be able to be part of a revival and movement as
big as what God has in store for us.

In 1975, the Lord spoke to Bob Jones that the greater Glory
of God was going to leave the Church because it was used for man’s gain instead
of for revival and the Lord’s work. On March 17, 1977 Bob saw this glory lift
from the Church and it has not returned since. Yes, there are people who still
carry portions of it, but overall, the glory of God has not been on the Church
at large since that time.

March 17, 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the Glory
departing. This is the year that the Glory of God is going to return to
the Church. Like the glory of the 1970s it will not be limited to the
four walls of a Church. Similar to the Jesus People movement, the Glory
of God is coming with signs and wonders, healing and miracles and will begin to
touch those outside the church and into the streets.

In closing, I am not saying all of these things about the
big revival will take place in 2017. But God is planning and positioning us for
them.

This will indeed be a year that started out looking evil and
dark but will end with greater hope and more of the light of the Lord being
released.

I don’t know about you guys but I’ve been noticing that
in the last year or so some very unusual things have happened in the world.
Many of these occurrences are unexpected and have got me thinking and praying
about the time that we are living in.

In the Bible we can see how God directed specific seasons
in time for specific ways He wanted to lead His people. I know God continues to
deal with us in the same way today, and I feel a shift in our season.

The
ancient Greeks had two words for time; chronos
and kairos. Chronos refers to clock
time—time that can be measured in a quantitative way, whether that be in
seconds, minutes, hours, and years.

Kairos, however, is qualitative. It
measures moments in time by what they encompass; the right moment, the
opportune moment or the perfect moment. I believe that we have just entered one
of the most exciting kairos moments
in history!

In 1 Chronicles 12:32 we can see that the Sons of
Issachar understood the times, “Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the
times, with knowledge of what Israel should do…” Not only did they understand
the times, or season they were in, but they also understood what they were
supposed to do. God has given us prophetic insight into what kind of season He
has taken the world into— it’s an exciting one at that! We must understand the
new kairos moment God is bringing us
into, so that we can partner with the grace He’s releasing on the earth!

THERE’S SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN THE AIR

Here’s what I’ve noticed: there have been unusual,
against-all-odds-moments across the professional sports, political and
religious realms that we can all learn from. For example, on June 19th, 2016
the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship in Game Seven. The Cavs came
back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Golden State Warriors, which had never
been done in the history of the NBA! Furthermore, the Warriors set the regular
season record for the most games won in a season by winning 73 games. The
Warriors’ Stephen Curry made a record 401 3-points shots the same season. So
how did the Cavaliers end up beating such an amazing team like the Warriors?

This could be an isolated incident, but it’s not. On
February 5th, 2017 the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl, beating the Atlanta
Falcons in overtime. No team has ever come back from a 21-point deficit to win
a super bowl but the Patriots did! Beyond that, there has never been an
overtime game in the history of the Super bowl! There’s something to this!

These unusual occurrences aren’t just happening in the
sports world. Nobody predicted that the British would vote themselves out of
the EU, but against the odds on June 24th, 2016 England voted to leave the
European Union. Once again, this is not an isolated event.

Let’s take a look at
the United States. Donald Trump became president of the U.S. defeating 15 other
Republicans candidates for the nominations. He went on to beat Hillary Clinton
in the final race for president. There wasn’t a single straw poll that
predicted Trump would win. The day of the election he was down in the polls as
much as 12 points. But once again against all odds, Trump won 3084 of 3141
counties!

Whether you voted for Trump or not, the facts are clear that this was
unusual and unpredicted. I’m not saying this was a fulfillment of a prophecy,
and I’m not endorsing Trump, but I’m simply saying this was a sign of the
unusual time we are living in.

In the religious realm we also see breakthrough moments
that are outside of our ordinary experiences. 2017 marks the 500th Anniversary
of the Protestant Reformation. Last year, Pope Francis declared that Catholics
and Protestants are one church in Christ, ending 499 years of division! This
year begins a year of unity between the Catholic and Protestant churches!

Today
I want to propose to you that we are in a very special kairos moment, an
opportune moment when divine favor is meeting divine opportunity. This is not
only a moment for sports, government or church leaders, but it’s a moment for
the entire world!

WHAT’S OUR EPOCH SEASON?

I believe that there are three specific things that mark
this moment in time:

1) Acceleration – I believe that things that normally
take years will happen suddenly. Just as Nehemiah only took 52 days to rebuild
the city walls (Nehemiah 6:15), there will be supernatural grace to get things
done quickly and even suddenly.

2) Unusual occurrences – I believe that things that never
happen will occur against ridiculous odds. Just as we see in 1 Samuel 14:6-15
when the Lord delivered Israel by the hands of two very young men.

3) Supernatural interventions – In this season, there
will be things that come about in ways that make no earthly sense. We can see
an example of this in Judges 6 and 7, when Gideon defeated a massive army with
simple trumpets and breaking of jars.

Could it be that you were born for such a time as this?
(Esther 4:13) Today I want to encourage you to align your spirit with what Holy
Spirit is doing on the earth! I believe He will show up in your life through
acceleration, unusual occurrences and supernatural interventions for the
benefit of the world!

Where do you see yourself in this kairos moment? What is God speaking to you in this moment in time?